Bed-spring.



G. BENEDETTI.

y i Bnp SEEING. :APPLICATION FILEDJUNEZI, 1911.

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BED SPRING. 11121110111011111121) JUNE 21, 1911.

Patented Feb. 2'?, 1912,

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Prhlllhhllil GERGE BENEDETTI, F DUNLEVY, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Application filed .Time 2l Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2?, MM2;

, 1911. Serial No. 534,491.

To all whom it may Concern:

Be it known that ll., Ghonoi; BENEDETTI, e eitixen ot italy, residing etDnnlevy, in the county of lllnshington and Stale oi Penn- Sylvania, haveinvented new and useful linprovenionts in Bed-Springe, of Which thefollowing is :i speoiiention.

'lhe invention. relates to hed springs, and more particularly to theclass of invalide adjustable bed springs.

ii`he primary object of the invention is the provision of n hed springin which an invalid, when placed thereon, be readily and easilypositioned in different attitudes, thereby avoiding the necessity4 etlifting the invalid by hand. Another object ot' the invention is theprovision of a bed spring in which the seme is provided with head andfoot sections readily and easily adjusted to varying ele vntions, andthat may loe looked together, so that the invalid may he raised et thehead ot' the hed, so that the oody Will :resume en inclination towardthe 'ool; of such hed.

n. ifnrther object of the invention ie the provision olf n. hed springwhich is simple in eonstruetion, strong, durable, thoroughly reliet/loend elleient in its purpose, and ineX- pens-sive in inninignetnre.

With these and other objects in View, they invention consists 1n theconstruction, eemhinntion and arrangement ot' parte, es will hehereinafter more folly described, illustrated in the noeonninnying'.drawings, and pointed out in the appended olonne.

in the drnwings: Fignre is n top plan view oi n bed spring constructedin accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is ai side elevation thereof. 3is n vertienl longi tmlinnl sectional view through the bed spring, Fig.is n fragmentary perspective View ol' the re-.ir portion of the heililipring, the heini sei-.tion boing shown inI slightly raised pofiition.Fig'. 5 is e fragmentary side elevnion olE the hond sertion iir slightlyrnised position.

Similar reference ehnrueere indicate oorresnoniling parte throughout theseveral views ot' the drawings.

".lv'rl'erring to the drawings liv numerals, the heil spring comprises niii-nine, including snnelyd parallel side supporting' rails 5, the suinebeing formed nt opposite ends with inwnrilly bowed vertically disposedlegs' or rests (5 :.,nd 7, respectively, the rails 5 being connectedtogether by ineens of Cross here 8, so as to give rigidity to the hedspring, and the rests or legs 6 env C. ere adapted to have `theirhearings upon the cross slots of :i loedsteed (notV shown), when beingused by aninvnlid. Supported above the side rails 5 of the hed springframe is n. spring body, forming adjustable heed and foot sections and10, respectively, tho said spring' body being oonneeted to eide rails il:md lf3, the inner ends of which are hinged together and pivoteol1 as et13, in vertical yoles le rising l'roin and integral with downwardlybowed or arched looking hars eentrnily thereof, the locking here, etopposite ends, being; hifnreeted Wto form forks 1G wl ich are adapted tore eeive the side hers il and 12 at opposite nidos of the pivots 13connecting ne saine, the iorlis l@ being provided with dining openingsreceiving movable pins l? whichy also pass through the here il and l2,so :is to l i the seine against breaking et their hinged joint" Uponremoval ei' one pin 17' ironi each loer, the head section Qiney beraised to the desired elevation. Normally, the downwardly arched orbowed bars 31.5l rest upon the-eide has 5 of the hed spring engage andare seated upon heering logs 18 formed on the lege or rests 7, while theouter ende of the here 12 nreeonneeted to the rests oy ineens or" pivots19.'

Fired to and projeeting outwardly lob oit-oily from the here l2 or ihehen-d section 9 nre hund loops 20, which permit the said foot ieetion toreadily and easily raised or lowered. The hers il and l2 nre conn neotedin pairs, reepeotively, oy menne oit cross hreees 2l. i

Formed in the upper idees of the here 5 at. the heed the lied springfreine are notches 22, in which are adapted to he en gnged props 23, theseme being pivotal, :is :it 24, to the ours il and are united hv e crossrung Thus, it` viii he .eeen that. by these props, the heed section ilmay loe. held nt any desired elevation for supportas will he obvious.

When the downwardly bowed or arched members 15 are connected with thevrails ll und 12 for looking the saine against breaking at their joints,the head und foot seetions 9 und l() of the bed spring frame muy frame,and the outer ends of the hars ll x ing1 nn invalid in v-.n'ionsreclining positions,

be raised at an incline in the direction of legs formed on the mainframe, pivots connecting the foot section with a pair of said legs,downwardly arched members connected with the pivotal connections of thehead and foot sections and engageable; with the the foot of a bedstead,thereby supporting an invalid at this inclination, it' desired.

Vhat isolaimed is: l. A bedspring,cornprisinga main frame, pivotallyconnected head and foot frames superposed above the main frame, legsneotion and normally resting upon the main formed on the main frame,pivots connectiframe, means locking the downwardly ing the foot sectionwith a; pair of said legs, bowed members to the .head section topredownwardly arched members connected with vent movement thereofindependently oi the thetpivotal onneotionlslof thtehhiteald and fooitjfoot sectlion7 a prolpl pivoitedtto t-he liea' seosec ions an` eiwagea ewi e same a ion an( enffagea e wi i ie main ame opposite sides di theirpivotal Connection l for holdingeither the latter or both the andnormally resting upon the main frame7 head and footsections in adjustedposition, means locking the downwardly bowed mein- I and bearingstoi-med on the remaining legs bers to the head section to prevent move-I and normally engaged by the head section ment thereof independently ofthe foot secr when iii-lowered position. tion7 and a prop pivoted to thehead section y In testimony whereof IvaiiiX my signature and engageablewith the main frame for in presence of two witnesses. holding either thelatter or both the head andfoot sections in adjusted position. GEORGEBENEDETTI 2. A bed spring, comprising a main frame, pivotally connectedhead and foot frames superposed abovev the main frame Witnesses lSABA'riNo MARRAGCINI,

, JOSEPH ORLANDI.

same at Opposite sides of their pivotal oon-

